–UPDATE January 31, 4:35 PM– Ashland Parks and Recreation announced this afternoon that the trees will stay for now. The prospective donor for the project decided the project should be deferred and reconsidered. The donor cited concerns that the project ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Dozens of volunteers are getting their hands dirty rebuilding the playground at Bear Creek Park in Medford this week. The playground, first built in 1988, is expanding from 9,500 to 14,000 square feet. They’ve been there all ...
Medford, Ore. — Air quality continues to be an inconvenience for businesses and organizations throughout the region. That includes Medford Parks and Recreation. The department’s had to cancel several events this summer, all due to smoke. The good news is, parks ...
Ashland, Ore. — Earlier this year, Ashland’s Parks and Recreation commissioners approved changes to the Ashland Senior Center. One of those changes went into effect this fall, when several employees were let go. Now, a group of seniors are fighting ...
Ashland, Ore., — The Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission held its annual bike swap this afternoon. With over 200 bikes and biking gear to choose from, you could say the 27th annual event was quite a success. All the proceeds ...
Medford, Ore. — The proposed park in southeast Medford would be known as Village Center Park. Medford Parks and Rec says it’s always looking for opportunities to provide parks for under-served communities. According to City Manager Brian Sjothun, the idea ...
Medford, Ore., — More than 100 years old, Medford’s historic Eastwood Cemetery has trees just about the same age. Twisted and ratty, with dead limbs, those trees have never been professionally cared for to this extent. “These are native white ...
Medford, Ore. — The annual Turkey Slam youth baseball tournament is the last tournament of its kind this calendar year, and it’s brought in many people from outside the Rogue Valley. The tournament sold out in space with 30 teams ...
Curry County, Ore. — Curry County is filing a lawsuit concerning low water levels at a popular local lake. The county commissioners say the waters of Floras Lake near Langlois in the northern part of the county were receding in ...
Medford, Ore., — The eighth annual “Parks Uncorked” event in Pear Blossom Park was tonight. The wine event hosted by the Medford Parks and Recreation Foundation and the Medford Rogue Rotary Club helps raise awareness and funds for the “Play Every ...